Hogwarts: Who made her a professor?

Chapter 454 A New Day

On the first day of the new school year, in the first class of 0.WL, the students in the classroom were hit with a shock.

They wanted to tell Professor Black, who was standing on the podium, that the 0.WL exam was at the end of the school year, and that it was only the beginning of the semester, so everyone had plenty of time.

However, when the students saw the serious expression on Belvina's face, they couldn't bring themselves to say what they had so much time to say, because the person standing on the podium at that moment looked just like the stern Professor McGonagall.

If she could, Belvina wouldn't want things to be so serious; she wouldn't want to put pressure on fifth-graders right at the start of the school year.

However, due to the seriousness and importance of the ordinary wizarding level exams, Belvina could not afford to be careless. Students had to start preparing for the exams as soon as possible to ensure they could achieve good results.

The results of the ordinary wizarding level exams not only affect students' subsequent course selection, but also their employment choices after graduation.

For chestnut:

To become an Auror, one must first undergo a series of extremely rigorous training programs, and only wizards who pass the training are qualified to become Aurors.

However, before participating in the rigorous training, applicants must obtain at least five NEWT certificates and be proficient in potions, transfiguration, charms, and defense against the dark magic.

To obtain a NEWT certificate, you must take the NEWT exam. To take the NEWT exam, you must complete the NEWT course. To apply for the NEWT course, you must first pass the OWL exam.

Similarly, to become a healer at St. Mungo's Asylum of Magical Injuries, one needs to acquire skills in Potions, Herbalism, Transfiguration, and...

NEWT certificates in Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts.

Passing the NEWT certificate exam is a prerequisite for obtaining a NEWT certificate, highlighting the importance and seriousness of the NEWT exam.

Of course, for wizards like Black who come from wealthy families, the importance of the ranking exams would be reduced accordingly.

After all, the first major turning point in life is the amniotic fluid.

Belvina stood on the podium with a stern face, looking seriously at the students in the classroom, and slowly said, "I don't mean to speak ill of my predecessor, but your foundation is really too weak. You have neither the confidence to cope with the level exams, nor the ability to protect yourselves when faced with danger."

Under the professor's relentless criticism, the students all looked dejected, like wilted eggplants.

"However, now that I've taken up this position on the podium, I will be responsible for you. Over the next year, I will help you solidify your foundation, correct your mistakes, and help you pass the crucial level exams."

As she spoke, Belvina raised her hand and tapped the blackboard, and two lines of text immediately appeared on the blackboard:

Defense Against the Dark Arts emphasizes both theory and practice. "Students, the 0.WL exam consists of two parts: a written test and a practical test. To achieve good results, both theory and practice are indispensable."

Belvina glanced at the students and then said, "Put away your wands. This is a theory class."

These words made the atmosphere in the classroom even more somber, and many students exchanged gloomy glances.

Because, in the students' view, courses that require putting away wands are usually boring and tedious, such as Professor Binns' History of Magic.

In the following class time, Belvina actually carried out the "theory" to the end, and even started with the most basic Defense Against the Dark Arts.

Despite Belvina drawing stick figures on the blackboard and using stick figure animation to help students better understand, she still couldn't change the fact that the theoretical courses were boring and tedious.

At first, there was the scratching sound of quills writing on parchment in the classroom, and the students' attention was relatively focused.

However, as time passed, the students' attention began to wane, many of them started to daydream, and some were overcome by the weariness of waking up early and began to droop their eyelids.

As the end of class approached, Hermione was the only one left who could maintain focus and follow Belvina's pace to review the most basic defense against the dark arts theory.

"Let's rest for a while."

Belvina glanced at the time and decided to let the students rest first.

Upon hearing the order to dismiss get out of class, the students in the classroom felt as if they had been granted a pardon and rushed out of the classroom one after another.

Apart from Hermione, who was organizing her class notes, the classroom was filled with students who were fast asleep; even Harry had run out of the classroom.

Hermione, having finished organizing her notes, looked up, her eyes fixed on Belvina on the podium. Hermione had many questions she wanted to ask, but didn't know how to begin.

After a while, the students who had run to the corridor finished relaxing and reluctantly returned to the classroom. Then, one by one, they lay down on their desks and began to imitate the students who were fast asleep.

Just as the students were waiting for the soothing sound to begin, Belvina pulled out her wand and waved it.

In an instant, all the desks and chairs in the classroom flew up and floated about three feet above the ground, along with the students who were fast asleep.

A loud burst of laughter erupted in the classroom, startling the students who were fast asleep. One by one, they jumped off the floating desks and chairs and returned to the solid ground.

As all the students left the floating tables and chairs, Belvina waved her wand again, and the tables and chairs immediately flew to both sides of the classroom, neatly stacked against the wall.

Immediately afterwards, a row of human-shaped targets appeared out of thin air in the open space in the middle of the classroom, right in front of the students.

"It seems you're not only bad at Defense Against the Dark Arts, but your English isn't great either," Belvina said. "Can't you see the words on the blackboard?"

It was only then that the students realized that the new school year's Defense Against the Dark Arts not only involved dry theory, but also practice.

The theory is intended to help students better understand and apply magic, and to help them pass the written exam.

The purpose of practice is to help students improve their hands-on skills, both to pass the practical exam and to enhance their self-protection abilities.

"Take out your wands and aim at the targets in front of you," Belvina continued. "Quick, get moving! What are you all dawdling about?"

Soon, a chaotic chanting of spells filled the classroom, and the human-shaped target was knocked over and over by the students' incantations.

Belvina walked among the students with her hands behind her back, sometimes correcting their wand-waving gestures, and sometimes correcting their pronunciation and rhythm when chanting spells.

Amidst the students' sweating profusely and their heavy breathing, the first Defense Against the Dark Arts class of the new school year was drawing to a close. The desks and chairs piled against the wall were returned to their original positions, and the students sat down, panting heavily.

"Alright, that concludes today's lesson. If you have any questions, feel free to come back to me tonight." Belvina walked back to the podium with her hands behind her back.

She continued, "Of course, you must be mindful of the curfew when you come to see me. If you are unfortunately caught by Mr. Filch, I will not stand up for you."

As Belvina led the way out of the classroom, the students followed one by one.

The students neither liked nor disliked Belvina's Defense Against the Dark Arts course.

If I had to nitpick, it would be that the theoretical classes are too dry and the practical classes are too tiring; both are too extreme.

Another point is, even if the regular wizarding level exam at the end of the school year is crucial, is it really necessary to start reviewing the first-year material?

Belvina couldn't hear the fifth-grade students' questions at this moment. She left the classroom and went straight downstairs. She had to rush to work in London.

To ensure the safety of Hogwarts and prevent anyone from using the Floo Network to infiltrate the castle, Belvina did not reconnect her fireplace to the Floo Network, but instead chose to use Apparition to commute.

Holding an umbrella, Belvina walked through the drizzling grounds, braving the September chill as she left the school, and then vanished outside the imposing wrought-iron gates.

The muddy path leading to Hogsmeade was gone, replaced by the opulent main hall of the Ministry of Magic, with its gleaming dark wooden floors and peacock blue ceiling inlaid with gold symbols.

Belvina glanced up at the constantly changing notice board, and only after confirming that there was no emergency did she walk towards the elevator hall at the other end of the main hall.

As the elevator rattled and clanged, Belvina arrived at the Department of Magical Law Enforcement on the second floor, standing in a corridor with doors on both sides.

Like the corridors of the Department of International Magical Cooperation, the corridors of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement also have a sign with the words "..." written in prominent lettering.

Ludo Bagman was barred from entering. Looking at the discriminatory sign before him and then at the brightly lit corridor, Belvina sighed resignedly.

For Belvina Black, who juggles two jobs, her day is just beginning.

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